The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-06-01
DIR. TALMAGE'S SERMON.
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LIE first passage introduces to YOU
i4ydla, u Christian mercllantcss. Her
business is to deal III purple cloths orl
sllks. She is not u giggling n~oncntity,
but y practical woman not ashamed to |
work for her living. All the other
women OF Philippi and Thyatira have
been forgotten, but God has made i'm
mortal in our text Lydia, the Christian
SlleSWOman.
The other text shows you q man with
head, and hand, and heart, and foot all
BUSY toiling on up until he gains a
prlbcely success. "Seest thou q man
diligcnt in his business? he shall stand
Dcforc kings" In these two passages
there is great
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR l. AND
WOMEN
who will be busy, but no solaco for
those who arc waiting for good luck to
show them, at the foot Of the RAINBOW,
a casket Of buried gold. 1t is folly for
anybody in this world to wait for some
thing to turn up. 1t will turn down.
The law Of thrift is rs memorable us the
law of the tides. [ would like to fire
the ambition Of young people. | have
no sympathy with those who would
prepare young folks for life by whit
Ting down their expectations. That
man or will be worth nothing
cowed down. The business OF Chris
tianity is not to q~uencE, butt to direct
human ambition. Therefore it is that
come out this morning and utter
words Of encouragement to those who
Are occupied us
CLERKS IN TIE STORES
and shops and banking-houscs OF the
country, You say, "lYhy select one
class, and talk to one specially this
morning?" For the same reason that
4 surgeon does not open the door Of u
hospital and throw iii a bushcl OF pre-
scl1ptions, saying. Come. now, and
get your medicine" lie first feels tho
pulse, watches the symptoms, and then
prescllDcs for that particular case. So
to-day | must be specific.
!. IN The first place, ] counsel clerks
to remember that for the most part
their
cLERksHlp IS ONLY a SCHOOL
from which they are to be graduated.
IT takes about eight years to get one Of
the learned professions. 1t takes about
eight years to get to be q merchant.
Some Of you will be clerks all your
lives, but the vast majority OF you are
only III a transient position. After
awhile, some December day, the head
men Of the firm will call you into the
back office, and they will say to you,
Nov, you have done well by us; we
are going TO do well BY you. We in
f!e YOU " haNc altin'nrcstin ll.r#gsus.
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NRtt aus NON, "a. in Sunm other NtDUa,0r
plMb Nou Ny ttNttt highnl positi0ll
Jldl tlEtt WHICH You lcW otGipy. $50.
lGel ty-G;y that | AIM ala!lu.ua .uiole
people who will yet have their land on
the helm OF the worlds commerce., and
you will turn it this way or that; now
clerks, but to be bankers, importers,
insurance company directors, shippers,
contractors, superintendent Of rail
roads-yonr voice mighty son 'Change''
standing foremost III the great ilnan-
cIal and religious enterprises Of the
day: For, though we who are in The
professions may, OH the platform, plead
fm tho plIilanthropics, after all, the
merchants must come forth with their
millions to sustain the movements,
Therefore.
BE PATIENT AND DILIGENT
IN this transition position. You are now
Where you can learn things youcanncyer
learn in II other place. What you
consider your disadvantages arc your
grand opportunity. You sec an lnlrl-
ent father some day come down on a
prominent street with Ills son, who has
Just graduated from the university.
and establishing him in business, put
ting one hundred thousand dollars OF
capital in the store. We'll, you are ell
vious. You say, "Oh, il | only had q
chance like that young man-if | only
had Il father to put ono hundred thou
sand dollars in q business for me, then
would have some chance!''
BE NOT ENyIOUS.
0 have advantages over that young
man Which he has not,over you. AS
well might I come down to the docks
Whcna vessel is about to sail for Val
lmrniso, and say, ".Lct mo pilot this
ship out of Tho Narrows." Why, L
would sink crew and cargo before l got
out Of the harbor, simply because /
Know nothing about pilolagc. Wealthy
sea- captains put their SONS before the
mast for the reason that they know
that it is the only place where they can
learn to be successful sailors. 1t is
only under drill that people get to IN
dcrstand pilotage and navigation, and
! var you to understand that it takes
no more skill to conduct 4; vessel out OF
me harbor ami across the sea- than TO